# Software Engineer - DDS expert \(human\) - Company: [Neura Robotics Gmbh]() - Location: Metzingen / Riederich - Team: Software Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Posted: September 9, 2026 ## Job description ## **Your mission & challenges** A software developer for DDS-based middleware in robotics is responsible for designing, developing, and leading the core middleware communication systems that enable seamless, real-time interaction between robotic components, IoT devices, and higher-level software. The role demands expertise in C++, Python, ROS/ROS2, FastDDS or other DDS implementations, and strong knowledge of real-time communication protocols as well as hands-on experience with robots and IoT devices. * Architect and implement DDS-based middleware, ensuring robust, scalable, and real-time data exchange for robotic and IoT systems. * Design, develop, and optimize core frameworks and software libraries for middleware infrastructure, supporting autonomy, perception, and control subsystems. * Mentor a team of engineers, promoting best practices in software development and integration for robotics. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, perception, controls) to define requirements, debug system-level issues, and achieve reliable distributed system performance. * Manage integration and deployment of middleware frameworks such as ROS/ROS2 with DDS (e.g., FastDDS), ensuring compatibility and real-time QoS. * Contribute to toolchains and CI/CD pipelines for rapid development, testing, and release of robotic middleware solutions. * Evaluate and select appropriate industrial protocols for communication (MQTT, OPC-UA, DDS) depending on system requirements like latency, reliability, and scalability. ## **What we can look forward to** * Advanced proficiency in C++ and Python for system development and infrastructure scripting. * Deep understanding of DDS (Data Distribution Service) and practical experience with a variant like FastDDS. * Expertise with ROS and ROS2 middleware, including integrating custom DDS implementations as ROS2 backends. * In-depth knowledge of real-time communication protocols and distributed systems in robotic and IoT domains. * Significant experience working directly with robots and IoT device integration, including sensor and actuator frameworks. * Familiarity with containerization, CI/CD, and development workflow automation. * Strong problem-solving and debugging abilities for multi-platform integration and performance optimization. * Good to have: knowledge of cloud native microservices * Experience with middleware performance tuning and QoS policy management in DDS. * Knowledge of security and access control in DDS-based robotic environments. * Experience in industrial communication protocols and IIoT system integration. * Leadership in high-performance team settings, especially in scaling and enabling development culture. ## Apply [Apply on Neura Robotics Gmbh]() Canonical job page: